Headquarters Air Combat Command

Air Combat Training Systems

Provided by
ACC/A3AR
AAC/EBYI
Mr. Randall S. King

This Briefing is:

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Overview

P5CTS Overview
Baseline Program Description
Fielding Status
Retired Systems
Debriefing Capability

P5 Combat Training System

Specifications
Participant datalink:
Data Link Relay:
Accuracy:
Performance
GPS based
Rangeless
Live Monitoring
Aircraft
F-15
F-16
A-10C
F-18
AV-8
EA-6B
F-5

80 nm (Air to Air)
125 nm (Air to Grd)
200 nm
10ft x 10ft x 15ft

RTKN/Wpn Sims
Interoperable
- Link 16
- FAA
Eurofighter
EPAF F-16s
Mirage
Tornado
SU-30
AH-1
UH-1

Provides Realistic Air Combat Training to the Warfighter

P5CTS/TCTS Pods
P50001A

P50001A

AN/ASQ-T50(V)1

Weight ~138 lbs

P50001A

P50001A

AN/ASQ-T50(V)2 Unballasted

Weight ~144 lbs

P50001N

P50001N

AN/ASQ-T50(V)2 Ballasted
142.00

Weight ~190 lbs

Does not include end cap accoutrements

Ground Subsystem
Transportable Ground Subsystem (TGS)

Transportable Ground Subsystem w/Live Monitor - TGS/LM

GG Computer

GG Computer
DRD Readers

DRD Readers
LM Computer

LM Computer

ICADS Computer

ICADS Computer

DRD Readers

DRD Readers

HUD VTRs

HUD VTRs

Transformer

Transformer

Firewall/ GIM

Transformer

Transformer

TGS w/ LM comes with 1 RRU however additional RRUs may be

added

Portable Ground Subsystem (PGS)

Projector

Laptop Computer
and
Docking Station

Single
Card
Reader

Computer
D
L
T

DTMF
Decoder

DC/DC
Power
Supply

WinTV
Device

AC/DC
Power
Supply

RRU

HUD VTR

RRU

Switch
Assy

Filter

RRU
Remote Range
Unit
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Rangeless Operations
P5CTS
GPS Accuracy

Real Time Kill/Miss Notification

Independent Pod-to-Pod Data Link

On-board Advanced Weapons Sims

Automated Re-arm/Rebirth
Data Link Inhibit
for Frequency
Restricted Operation

Extended Range
with Data Link Relay

No-Drop Weapon Scoring

Quick Post-Mission Merge for Debrief

Train Anywhere, Anytime

Integrated Operations
GPS Network

Airborne Participants

Threat
Systems

Ship-Board Station

Ground
Forces

Joint
Threat
Emitter

RRU

RCC or Squadron Ops

Ground Station/
Live Monitoring

Debrief
Station
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Integrated P5/LVC Operations

GPS Network

Global Information
Grid (GIG)

Airborne Participants

Legacy
Threat
Systems

Joint
Threat
Emitter

JNTC / DMO
Network

Remote Range
Unit

(Virtual)

(Virtual)

Ship-Board Station

Ground
Participants
Ground Station:
- Live Monitoring
-EW /Mux Server

Range Control Center

Debrief
Station
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P5CTS Fielding Status Oct 2011

- First Fielding at Luke AFB - Oct 2006
- Fielded Units:
ACC
Eglin
Seymour-Johnson
Langley
Nellis/Ft Irwin (GF-W)
Mountain Home
Shaw
Barksdale
Hill

COMP
COMP
COMP
COMP
COMP
COMP
COMP
COMP

AFRC
Homestead ARB

COMP

ANG
Savannah CRTC
Gulfport CRTC
Alpena CRTC
Montana (Great Falls)
Volk Field CRTC

COMP
COMP
COMP
COMP
COMP

AETC
Luke
Tyndall

COMP
COMP

USAFE
RAF Lakenheath
Spangdahlem*
Aviano*

COMP
COMP
COMP

- On the Horizon:
2012 - Eielson
2013 - Holloman (F-16 move from Luke), Nellis (Red Flag-N)
2014/15 - PACAF
* Awaiting European frequency approval

TBD

P5CTS Air Force Fielding

Fielded: 779 Pods
AF TOTAL: 1464 Pods
Contracted: 152 pods delivered in FY11
Programmed: 165 Baseline Pods purchase in FY12 (del FY13)
Planned: 368 Encrypted Pods (required FY 12, delivery TBD)
Mountain
Home AFB

Eielson AFB

Volk Field
CRTC

Alpena
CRTC Langley AFB

Great Falls
ANG

Seymour
Johnson AFB
Shaw AFB

Savannah
CRTC ANG

Hill AFB
RAF
Lakenheath

Holloman AFB
Nellis AFB
NTTR

Spangdahlem
AB

Green Flag
West
Ft Irwin/Nellis

Aviano AB
Gulfport
CRTC ANG

Misawa
AB

Eglin AFB

Kadena
AB

Tyndall AFB

Luke AFB

Homestead ARB
Green Flag East
Fort Polk/Barksdale

Transition Update - Retirement

Retired Pods

HAIS POD - Apr 06

P4A (TACTS) retired 2010
P4AM retired Jun 07
P4AW retired Aug 07
P4BX retired Dec 08
P4G retired Jun 09

Retiring Pods

URITS - NLT FY 12 (Projected to retire Jan 2012)

P4B - NLT FY12 (Projected to retire Jan 2012)
P4NS - NLT FY13/14
P4BE NLT FY 14/15

Down to 8 AF pod system baselines

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Ground Infrastructure Reduction

= P5 no relay

= P5 with relay

Old tethered range needed 18 TIS towers to cover the area in white. P5
covers the area in red with only 2.

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= Cubic
= Metric (DRS)
= Cubic/Metric (DRS)
= ADTI/Cubic/Metric (DRS)

= Rockwell/Cubic

P3
ASQ-T11

= Interstate Electronics Corp

= General Dynamics

Pod Evolution

1974

P4

1977

ASQ-T13

= Raytheon
= Comptek/Metric
= Kollsman

P4S

* Navy only
Internal Stores

HAIS

P4A*

Hill AIS
ASQ-T21

1760
GPS Multi-Lat
Connectors

P4AE

Based

Egypt
ASQ-T26

Recorder
RangelessARDS

TIP
Test
Instrumentatio
Pod
n

(HDIS)
ARQ-52B(V)2

ARDS
URITS

Israel
No Datalink

No datalink
ASQURITS
FMRI T38
S-band
L-band Datalink
ASQ-T38B
Datalink
ASQ-T38A

EnRAP

Australia
ASQ-T38D

CRIIS
Encrypted

P4KM

1987
BAIS

AISIK*

ASQ-T25J

Bomber AIS

1989
1990

ASQ-T28

ASQ-T27

P4BX

P4AW

No Altimeter
ASQ-T27(V)1

Laser
Sensor
ASQ-T29

KGV-23
Encrypted
AMODSM

(GNP)
ARQ-52B(V)17

AARI

ASQ-T25

MODSM
KGV-21
Encrypted

P4B

ARDS

KY-953/A
Encrypted
(REM)

P4AM

P3A
ASQ-T18

MODSM
Encryption
Prototype

ASQ-T31

(LRIP)
ARQ-52(V)2
KG-66
Encrypted

ASQ-T16

P4AX
No Altimeter
ASQ-T20

1980

AISI*

ASQ-T17

AIP-FW*

P4G

(LATR)
ASQ-39T & 40T

ASQ-T27A

KITS
P4N
(NACTS)
ASQ-T35

P4BE

No AMODSM

(AAU)
ASQ-T27B

P4BEv1

P4NT

(GPMP)
ASQ-T27C

(Taiwan)
ASQ-T45

P4R1
No Datalink
ASQ-T38C

P5CTS/TCTS

JACTS
(Kadena)
ASQ-T34

KGV-23
Encrypted
AMODSM

JTCTS
ASQ-T36 Plate
ASQ-T37 Pod

AKITS

P4NS

SAKITS
(Saudi Arabia)
ASQ-T47

1996
1998
2000

(Alpena)
ASQ-T46

(NACTS-RSI)
ASQT35A

1994

2002
MOKKITS

(Misawa, Osan, Kunsan, Kadena)

ASQ-T503

ASQ-T50(V)1
ASQ-T50(V)2

= OBSOLETE/RETIRED

2004
2010
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AS OF 1 JAN 2011

F-22 ACTS Short-Term Solution

Post-Mission Merge Debrief Fall 08

Post-Mission
P C M CIA

uDTC

56K

Mode 3 Only

IN S E R T T H IS E N D

uDTC
Recorded Events

F-22 Information is
Encrypted

Merged
Mission
Debrief

Unencrypted

Live

F-22 long-term solution is an encrypted data link

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CDDT System Overview

Pod DRD
ICADS

Aircraft Data
Cartridge File

PCDS

GPS

EAG

Plus one-way conversions for:

- ITAS
- JDS
- ARDS
- 4 GPS variants
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Questions ?

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